BY Erin VoegeleThe U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for November, reporting that nearly 1.58 billion RINs were generated during the month, including nearly 27.83 million cellulosic RINs.
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BY Drax Group Drax is set to play a bigger role than ever in Great Britain’s energy system following the completion of the purchase of Spanish company Iberdrola’s portfolio of flexible, low-carbon and renewable assets for £702 million. READ MORE

BY Patrick C. MillerFROM THE JANUARY/FEBRUARY ISSUE: Drones and robots are seeing increasing use in the energy industry, but this technical revolution hasn’t yet caught on in the biomass energy industry. READ MORE

BY Anna SimetFROM JANUARY/FEBRUARY ISSUE: The electric vehicle market is predicted to soar, and, pending overdue action by the U.S. EPA, biomass power producers are positioned to help meet goals set forth in the Renewable Fuel Standard. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleWaste Management recently released its 2018 sustainability report, highlighting its achievements in using landfill gas to generate electricity and produce renewable natural gas (RNG) for use as transportation fuel.
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BY Erin VoegeleAn executive order on forest management issued by President Trump in late December addresses how rural economies can benefit through the utilization of byproducts created by forest restoration efforts.
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BY Erin VoegeleThe city of Albany in Western Australia has announced that a biomass boiler is now heating the leisure pool at the Albany Leisure and Aquatic Center. On Dec. 5, the city announced the boiler burned its first wood chips the previous week.
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BY University of California San Diego A team of University of California San Diego biologists and chemists has been granted $2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop new methods for manufacturing products based on algae.
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BY Oak Ridge National Laboratory Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a recipe for a renewable 3D printing feedstock that could spur a profitable new use for an intractable biorefinery byproduct: lignin.
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BY Aemetis Inc. The project will initially connect about a dozen dairies to Aemetis’ ethanol plant in Keyes, California, with expansion plans to more than three dozen dairies in the local area. READ MORE

BY Yuba Water Agency A new biomass facility near Camptonville, California, is one step closer to becoming a driving force in ensuring a healthy forest with the help of a $186,500 grant from Yuba Water Agency. READ MORE

BY Maine Technology Insititute The Maine Technology Institute has announced a request for responses to the Emerging Technology Challenge for Maine’s Forest Resources. The goal of the challenge is to deploy a forest industry technology in Maine. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleOn Dec. 20, President Trump signed the $867 billion 2018 Farm Bill into law. The bill, titled the Agricultural Improvement Act, or H.R. 2, reauthorizes several Energy Title programs, including REAP and BCAP. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleThe U.S. EPA has released updated data on small refinery hardship waivers filed under the RFS, reporting that seven new waivers for the 2018 compliance year and one new petition for the 2017 compliance year were filed between Nov. 10 and Dec.18. READ MORE

BY Futerra Fuels Portuguese bioenergy start-up Futerra Fuels has begun construction of its first pellet plant in Valongo, Portugal. The plant will have the capacity to produce 120,000 tons of torrefied pellets and 55,000 tons of industrial wood pellets annually. READ MORE

BY Advanced Biofuels Canada In a significant development for the clean fuels sector, Environment and Climate Change Canada has released the Regulatory Design Paper reflecting a year of intensive consultation on the national Clean Fuel Standard. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFutureMetrics has released a new white paper that features a 2018 year-end review of the pellet market. According to the paper, 2018 was one of the strongest years for the global wood pellet market in terms of growth and pricing.
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BY Erin VoegeleThe U.S. Department of Energy has issued a second funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs for fiscal year 2019. READ MORE

BY Valmet Corp. Valmet will supply automation technology to Pori Energia Oy's Aittaluoto biomass power plant in Pori, Finland, as part of a project to modernize the facility. Valmet's automation will improve plant availability and emissions control. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleWood pellet imports in Japan reached a record 506,000 metric tons in 2017, and are expected to increase this year, according to the country’s annual biofuels report recently filed with the USDA FAS's Global Agricultural Information Network. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleThe development of a waste-to-biofuels plant in Minnesota’s Twin Cities metro area is one step closer to reality with the Metropolitan Council’s recent approval of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and design deposit agreement with Enerkem Inc.
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BY DVO Inc. The CPUC, CARB, and the CDFA have announced funding for six pilot projects designed to demonstrate the efficient production of biomethane from dairy digesters and its injection into natural gas pipelines. DVO was awarded funding for one project. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleThe U.S. EPA has published a notice on its website setting the cellulosic waiver credit (CWC) price for 2019 at $1.77. The price is slightly lower than the CWC price for 2018, which was set at $1.96 in December 2017.
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BY Pellet Fuels Institute Stephen Faehner testified on behalf of the PFI at a public hearing regarding the recently proposed amendments and call for comments on the NSPS for new residential wood heaters, new residential hydronic heaters and forced-air furnaces. READ MORE

BY Fulcrum BioEnergy Fulcrum BioEnergy announced Dec. 13 that it has selected Gary, Indiana, for the location of its Centerpoint BioFuels Plant, which will convert municipal solid waste into low-carbon, renewable transportation fuel.
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BY Seth Ginther, U.S. Industrial Wood Pellet Association We need to move forward with workable solutions that meet today’s energy needs, while mitigating against climate change and protecting our forests at the same time. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleThe U.S. EIA has released the December edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting that nonhydropower renewables will provide 10 percent of U.S. utility-scale power generation this year, increasing to 11 percent in 2011.
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